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C. DUNBAR & J. A. RECTOR.

WEATHER EOAEDING GAGE.

N0. 328,661. P ented Oct. Z0, 1885.

(No Model.)

Patented Ot. 20, 1885.

WEATHER BOARDING GAGE.

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llrirTnn STATES PATENT Ormes.

OAMILLUS DUNBAR, OF GLFNVOOD, AND JAMES A. RECTOR, OF LANCASTER, MISSOURI.

WEATHR-BOARDlNG GAGE.

To all whom, it iii/ty concern:

Be it known that we, GAMILLUS DUNBAR and JAMES A. RECTOR, citizens of the United States of America, residing, respectively, at Glenwood and Lancaster, both in the county of Schuyler and State of Missouri, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Teather-Boarding Gages; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or iigures ol" reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a novel construction of weatherboarding gages; and it consists, essentially, in constructing the gage with a frame provided with a handlegrasp, by which the device can be readily held while being used, and with slotted portions through which an adjustable gage-bar of peculiar construction may slide, said bar having a notched or serrated face which engages with the slotted frame, and is thereby securely held in position, and with an index or graduated scale to indicate the position to which the bar is adjusted; in connecting to one face of the frame corrugated or crimped spring-plate, by means of which the gage is securely held to the work, and the device is adapted for use on boards of varying thickness; in providing the adjustable gage-bar at its upper end with a head or board rest, and in attaching thereto a reversible spring having at one end an offset to hold the board in position', all as hereinfter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspective View of our improved gage; Fig. 2, a side elevation thereof, and Fig. 3 a bottom plan view.

Heretofore gages of this character have usually been constructed of several separate parts connected together by thumb-screws, which in use are liable to become loose and impair the operativeness of the device, and usually the gage-bar has been slotted and its adjustment secured by means of a thumb-screw, which, as compared with our arrangement, is a clumsy and slow method of adjustment.

ing part of Letters Patent No. 328,661, dated October 20, 1885.

Serial No. 171,168` (No model.)

The frame of our improved weather-boarding gage is constructed in two parts, A B, as shown. The portion A has at each end inwardly-extending slotted flanges O D, and intermediately thereof an outwardly-extending angular portion, E, to which the lower end of the curved portion B is riveted or otherwise secured, the upper end being also secured to the part A by a rivet, screw, clamp, or other suitable means. By forming the part B et' curved shape, such as shown, a handle is, thereby formed by means of which the to'll can be readily grasped and held by the hand while in use, while the other` hand of the operator is free to operate the gage-bar, to be presently described.

F represents an elongated slot formed in*` the lower end of the handle B, which regis` ters with the slot G in the flange l) on the lower end of the part A of the frame.

H represents a slot in the upper face of the handle, of corresponding or nearly corre\-m spending size to the site of the gage-bar,

which may be of square, round, or any otheiL desired or suitable shape in cross-section, so as to form a guide/therefor. This slot is out of alignment with the slots F and G.

I represents the spring gagebar, which, at its end, has an angularly-shaped head or board rest, J, its lower portion being ofrightangled form or oitl'set, as shown, so as to insure sufficient room being left between it and the eurved'portion of the handle to permit of the insertion therein ofthe operators hand, so as to afford 'a trm grasp of the tool. The lowerl end ot' the gage-bar has on one or more faces thereof graduating-marks or a scale, K, corresponding with the notches or seri-ations L, formed in one face or edge thereof. rlhese notches or serrations engage with one edge of the slots F and G in the lower part of the tool, and thus hold it securely in any position to which it may be adjusted.

To secure the adjustment of the gagebar to any required position all that is necessary is for the operator to press the lower end of the bar aside, so as to release the notches from engagement with the slotted edges, and then either push or pull the bar up or down, as it may be desired to lengthen or shorten the eX- tent of projection beyond the upper end of the IOO frame of the upper end of the gage-bar. Upon the desired position of adjustment being reached the sidewise pressure upon the lower end of the gage-bar is released, and the notches immediately and automatically engage with the lower slotted portions of the frame and rigidly hold the bar in its adjusted position.

M represents a corrugated spring, formed of steel or other suitable metal or material, rigidly attached at its lower end to the angular portion E of the part A of the frame. the free end of said spring extending upward beyond the portion E. This spring in operation is passed between the two boards below,the board K13 being placed in position so as to clamp the gage to its work.

N represents a reversible spring, of steel or other suitable metal or material. pivotally cont. nected at O to the gage-bar head J. For the purpose of holding the board in place, the short end l? of this spring extends at a right L angle and downwardly, as shown, and the spring can be turned upon its pivot so as to bring either the shorter orlonger end into op- 5 erative position, as it may be desired to grip boards of different widths or thicknesses.

\-\ It is designed to construct the entire tool of steel'or other suitable metal, as thereby it can be made Very strong and of slight bulk, and

3o is nat subject to warping by the action of the weather or to destructionby being roughly i handled, as would be the case were it made partly of wood. By constructing the spring )M of corrugated form the gage is held more 5 securely in position and is prevented from slipping, as the corrugations afford rmer gripping-faces than is possible where planefaoed springs are employed.

We are aware that gages have already been 4o constructed with plane-facedspring-arms for the purpose of holding the gage and boards in position, and such we do not claim.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. In a weather-boarding gage, a two-part metallic frame having a bow-shaped portion to form a hand-grasp, and slots at .each end and intermediate thereof to receive and guide a gage-bar jointly with a gage-bar having at 5o or near its lower end notches or serrations to engage one of the slots in the frame, and at its upper end a board-holding arm, substantially as set forth.

2. A weather-boarding gage having a cor- 5 5 rugated metallic spring rigidly attached at its `lower end to the inner face of the frame, and

extending lupwardly therefrom, for the purpose of holding the gage to its work, substan- Y tially as set forth. j

3. A weather-boarding gage having pivotally connected thereto a reversible metallic spring for holding the boards in place, said spring having at one enda rightangled and downwardly-extending offset, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A weather-boarding gage having a corrugated metallic spring rigidly attached at its lower end to the frame, and extending upwardly therefrom, for the purpose of holding the gage to its work, and a reversible metallic spring for holding the boards inplace, the latter spring having at one end a right-angled and downwardly-extending offset, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a weather-boardingv gage, a gage-'barguiding frame havingat its upper end and at or near its center right-angled portions provided with slots to form guides for the gagebar, and at its lower portion an elongated slot extending partly out of alignment with the slots in the upper part of the frame, jointly with a gage-bar having notches or serrations adapted to engage with the lower slotted portion of the frame, substantially as set forth.

6. In a weather-boarding gage, a gage-bar guiding frame having at its upper end and at or near its center right-angled portions provided with slots to form guides for the gagebar, and at its lower portion an elongated slot extending partly out of alignment with the slots in the upper part of the frame, jointly with a gage-bar having at or near its lower end an offset notched portion adapted to engage the slotted elongated slot in the lower portion of the frame, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with a gage-bar-guiding frame having angularly-extending slotted portions, of a gage-bar having at its upper end a transversely and downwardly extending head, and a board-gripping spring pivoted thereto, and having at one end a right-angled and downwardly extending offset, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.-

- CAMILLUS DUN BAR.

JAMES A. RECTOR.

Witnesses:

R. L. MAJOR, Jr., W. H. SMITH.

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